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Benedict Arnold

1741 - 1801

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Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] – June 14, 1801) was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York. Arnold was planning to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780, whereupon he fled to the British lines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benedict Arnold is the 237th most popular military personnel (up from 314th in 2019), the 795th most popular biography from United States (up from 858th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Benedict Arnold ranks 237 out of 2,058. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Erich Hoepner, Ishida Mitsunari, Franz Stangl, and Pausanias. After him are Sun Jian, Hans von Seeckt, Lysander, Toyotomi Hideyori, Maximilian von Weichs, and Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Benedict Arnold ranks 9. Before him are Princess Isabella of Parma, Angelica Kauffman, André Grétry, Henry Fuseli, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and Emperor Momozono. After him are Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Andrea Luchesi, Nicolas Chamfort, Jean-Antoine Houdon, and Carl Linnaeus the Younger. Among people deceased in 1801, Benedict Arnold ranks 5. Before him are Paul I of Russia, Novalis, Domenico Cimarosa, and Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria. After him are Johann Kaspar Lavater, Carl Stamitz, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Andrea Luchesi, Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, and Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benedict Arnold ranks 795 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Mills Purcell (1912), James Cronin (1931), Paul D. Boyer (1918), David Lee (1931), James Woods (1947), and Theodore Dreiser (1871). After him are Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Paul Cohen (1934), Alexander Calder (1898), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), and Terry Gilliam (1940).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Benedict Arnold ranks 13. Before him are Yonatan Netanyahu (1946), Robert Peary (1856), George Armstrong Custer (1839), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), and William Halsey Jr. (1882). After him are J. D. Tippit (1924), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Alvin York (1887), Omar Bradley (1893), Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887), and Ernest King (1878).

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